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Internet-connected thermostat usable 'till 2038?


Hi HN,

Our ~2012 "smart" thermostat just turned the heat on in the summertime because the batteries got low and it lost our settings. Restoring those settings depends upon a proprietary off-site web API or re-reading the manual to understand the inscrutable LCD panel.

So, I'm poking around the web this morning for a replacement.

Any recommendations for a WiFi capable thermostat that either serves its own webserver to which we can connect or has a guaranteed SLA to be viable for the next decade or two?

Have open and widely-used standards finally emerged in the thermostat world?

Thanks!


  👤 bhaney Accepted Answer ✓
Are you open to building your own? I built my thermostat a few years ago out of an ESP32, a temperature sensor, and a few relays, and I've been really happy with it. It's reliable and easy to integrate into my automation workflows and collect data from.